Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-11
fHR GRRiF DRiL,
Gossip From All Quarters
About the Big Railroad
Scheme.
Ideas and Theories From Many
interested Parties.
Raid on a Howell Occupied by
Wealthy and Eccentric
People.
Our Flshermen Want the Law Ea-
foreed-Mr. Baldwin Rsiterates His
Statements - Grain Statistics
Chaslug Renegade Indians
In Arizona.

HE saw rHE oRIaINAL oONrRAcr.

HE saw THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT.
CHIcAao, March I0.--A eentlemal
Who claimed TO have seen the oFigina
contrast for the sale Of the Baltimor
and Ohio Railway is authority for tn
following: The plan for the oonsoli
dAtion Of the various railroad interest,"
grew snt Of the efforts Of jay Gould {.
induce Garrett 10 pool the business o.
the Baltimore and Ohie Telegraph
Company with the Western Union
Garrett absolutely refused 10 become {
party to such an arrangement, and de
clared that he would always keep his
business under bis own control; thai
the telegraph and railroad interests
we're identical, and they sheald con.
tinue 90 as long a. be controlled them
but be intimsted that be vas inclined
10 free himself Of bis business cares
by an absolute sale Of q controlling in.
terest In the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
way, which would carry with It the con.
troll Of the telegraph and express com
panies. With this hint as q basis the
negotiators returned 10 New York and
formed q syndicate composed as FOL
lows: Calvin Bryce. Alfred Sully. Aus,
tin Corbin, John q. Moore. General
Samuel Thomas. II. q. FraenstoOk,
Winslow, Lsntor 4 %. and ]. p. Pace.
A contract was then framed, in which
| Garrett agreed TO transfer TO the svndi-
cate a controlling interest in the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad within 80 days
for SIC, 600 900, a forfeiture being de-
posted by Garrett. The contract vas
shown to Gould on Saturday"
IL Is understood that the telegraph
business is 10 90 to the Western Union
Telegraph Company, and the express
business TO the Adams Express Com.
pany.
WILL coNsIpKR THE two PROPORTIONS.
NEw YoRK, March l0-The Execu-
tive Committee of the Richmond Ter
minal Company will consider the two
propositions relating 10 the purchase OF
the Baltimore and Ohio stock ander the
opsisn given by Robert Garrett. One Of
the Directors said today, that the pTopo
sition most likely to be adopted Is that
the syndicate shall take the stock Of
their interests and bold IL until the
Richmond Terminal Oompany's full
Board OF Directors approve of the 40.
ton Of the Executive Committee. IL
will then he placed in collateral trust
will either consolidate the b. and q.
With their system or operate IL sepaF-
ately as a proprietary road. The B
and D. track from Baltimore and Wash
inRton to Philadelphia will be used as
the trunk line for the business Of its
own, the Western lines and other roads
in the Richmond Terminal system.
The Director claimed that the Pennsyl-
Ia Vraa in o. hA
deal, n0r had the Western Uni0n.
WHAT CALVIN BRYCE SAID.
NEw YoRK. March l0.-Calvin s.
Bryce, one of the Richmond terminal
directors, and also Supposed 10 be in
the syndicate to which President Gar
rett. of the Baltimore Il Ohio, has
offered the option Of purchase. said,
after q meeting of the RiehmOnd ter.
minal directors today: I'VE have net
decided whether or not We shall aocept
the offer. | greatly doubt II Garrett
would soil, except on the condition that
the Baltimore q Ohio and Richmond
terminal be consolidated. making 60oC
miles Of trunk line"
FIoUEEs TOO maH.
Another Richmond terminal director
says IL is not likely that the compsD J
would accept CARROTS offer. bat be
thought the syndicate In which be said
Messrs. Bryce, Sullivan and Thomas
are interested, would do 30. The dirse,
tor said the terms we're 5000 600 dOwT
aud fl0.000,600 In one year. stock FOL
that amount to be held as security. The
Richmond and DaRviiie people, be said
considered the figures altogether toS
high.
aARAKTT ACTUALLY ADMITTED.
| BALrrMoHE, March I0.-Robert Gar
rett this afternoon actually admitted
TO Q prominent Baltimore man tha
Il newspaper talk OF q big railroad deal
He would give no definite idea of tn.
particulars Of the scheme, bat from hi
remarks the inference was drawn tia
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ha
become q fsetoF in the syndicate tha
is 10 control something like a natioRa
railroad, resohinR from Canada 20 sbi
Golf Of Mexico, and probably fron
New York TO the extreme West. II i
generally believed that the biggest rail
read deal on record has been or is aboa
to be made, and that she passage Of thl
1
affairs 10 q settlement. Mr.. Sally ha
beeH active In arranging the details o
the scheme, and be IL the oniy one pos
itively known 10 be connected with II
but oomplets chain is SAID 20 bavl
been formed Of the companies Operating
the connecting 70 IDS FnnniAR the en-
tire length Of North America
OPINIONS BTYFKR.
Opinions differ as 10 whether a singh
share OF the Baltimore & Ohio st0cl
has been or will be transferred, bnt ih
belief ia gaining Rronnd that the oea
involves not only the road itself, bu
also ita telegraph, express and sleepin
car interest. fhe widest sort Of talk ]
indulRed in, bat no aetusl facts can b
obtained from any one Who - IN q pesi
tiOn 10 know anything about IL. Man
are inclined II believe that the 100
shares Of stock held By Johns HOpkin.
Trustees, OF st least q considerable poI
ton OF Il, has been placed under d
control Of the mes syndicate. bat %
81 600 shares held by the City Of Bait
more cannot be touched withsut
. special set Of the Ciy Couueii. II
sc 600 shares left IN trust by the LAT
I John W. Garrett, can be disposed Of. 8
.. bis will did rot forbid a sls, bui simpl
advised thai it Be held 10 trasi for tser
/. ~ years.
HALTMoEK's IsTKEKsTs WILL - fBc
TTCTED-
, Mr.. Garrett today told q gentleman 4
. the Merchants Club that be might re-
] assured thai shstevsg vas done woal
> b. for tie best Interests % Baiiim0Fi
/, bat forther inform sti8n be oQ1ld ua
. give nov. From this it vas inferre
D that tue scheme Eas not fully eoBsan
!. mated, sud that Important dsyeioi
. rasnts might be expected IN .he nes
. fature.
q Death In a sausIid ThsaEh wealth
usvel
EKW BRUNSWICK \. -, March 10
The Donmead family have for yea
furnished Roszip for tie pseple Of y.
- BrunsWick- They are seosnsrie a
y sealthy. yea tsey are living IN sqaal
- IN 4 wfstohed hOsei uDdsE the RF0uE
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